Jeremiah 18:11-12

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 18:11-17

These verses seem to be the application of the general truths laid down in the foregoing part of the chapter to the nation of the Jews and their present state. I. God was now speaking concerning them to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy; for it is that part of the rule of judgment that their case agrees with (Jer. 18:11): ?Go, and tell them? (saith God), ?Behold I frame evil against you and devise against you. Providence in all its operations is plainly working towards your ruin. Look... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 18:11

Now therefore go to ,.... This is the application of the above general rules of procedure to the people of the Jews, and particularly that which relates to the destruction of a nation or kingdom, and the declaration of it in order to reclaim them: speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem , saying, thus saith the Lord ; or, "to the man of Judah" F21 אל איש יהודה "ad virum Jehudah", Montanus, Cocceius, Schmidt. ; the body of the Jewish nation, and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 18:12

And they said, there is no hope ,.... Or, "but they said" F23 ואמרו "sed dixerunt", Schmidt; "sed dicunt", Piscator. ; not that there was no hope of the grace and mercy of God, upon their repentance and reformation, for that is before declared; but that they were so hardened in their sins, so fixed in their wicked courses, and so determined to go on in them, that there was no room for the prophet to hope of ever reclaiming them; signifying, that it was to little purpose to talk to... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 18:12

There is no hope - See Jeremiah 2:25 . read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 18:11

Verse 11 The Prophet is now bidden to turn his discourse to the Jews, that he might apply the doctrine of repentance, to which he had referred; for a doctrine generally stated, as it is well known, is less efflcient. He then contends here, as it were, in full force with his own nation: Say then to the Jews and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, who indeed ought to have shewn the way to others, but were themselves the worst of all, return ye, he says, every one from his evil way. Here God shews, that... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 18:12

Verse 12 The Prophet, having related that he had denounced on the Jews the vengeance of God, adds now, how proudly they despised his threatenings. And their sin was on this account enhanced, because a hope of pardon remained for them, provided they returned to God. But the Prophet says, that they expressly refused to do so. They said, נואש nuash, which we render, “It is all over,” though interpreters in general render it, “It is past hope.” We have spoken of this word in chapter second, and the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 18:1-23

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 18:8-12

A never-to-be-forgotten principle of interpretation. These verses plainly teach that all God's threatenings, even the most terrible, and all God's promises, even the most blessed, are conditional on the continuance of the moral character to which they were addressed . Now, this is— I. A CORDIAL AGAINST DESPAIR . When the convicted sinner—as the men of Nineveh—hear the awful denunciations of God's judgment, all hope seems to be forbidden. The Ninevites, to encourage themselves... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 18:11-12

The fatalism of the wicked. The conception of God's judicial omnipotence furnished in the parable of the potter is misinterpreted by the wicked. It is made a reason for continuing in their sin, they arguing that it is their fate, or needs be, to follow in the path they have chosen. I. IN THIS WE HAVE AN ILLUSTRATION OF THE SOWER OF EVIL HABIT . Sin has acquired such influence over the nature that it becomes its ruler. A recklessness born of desperation takes the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 18:12

And they said ; rather, But they go on saying (comp. Ezekiel 33:17 , Ezekiel 33:20 ). There is no hope. The rendering may be easily misunderstood. The speakers are not, as we might suppose, despondent about their state and prospects, but they seek to check the troublesome preacher by the warning that he has no chance of success (so Jeremiah 2:25 ). Imagination ; rather, stubbornness (as constantly). read more

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